How did the Shang Dynasty begin?

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Who was the last emperor of the Xia Dynasty?

In what year did the Shang Dynasty begin?

“The evidence suggests Cheng Tang was a popular leader who looked after his people.”

From bronze artefacts buried under ground.

From plastic artefacts buried underground.

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What is the name of someone who learns about the past by digging up and studying artefacts?

The Shang Dynasty was a Bronze Age civilisation.

In which modern day country was Shang Dynasty?

Draw pictures about how people used to live.

Find and study artefacts to discover about how people lived in the past.

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From which civilisation do we have the earliest recorded human writing?

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